Anyo addressed the three at his leisure. "Since your teacher has left, the rest of the mission falls to us. I have no experience working with you. Shall we practice first?"
Rin Nohara was just about to agree when Kakashi spoke up. "No need. We're enough for this mission. We never needed you to join us in the first place."
"Ah, you're certainly stubborn." Anyo sighed, unbothered, and went along with him. "Then I'll protect you from the shadows. If anything comes up that you can't handle, I'll step in."
"That won't happen."
After that rather unpleasant exchange, the four set out again. Anyo soon concealed himself and left the squad, following at a moderate distance. Meanwhile, souls left his body through the Soul Division Technique and attached themselves to the three, allowing him to rescue them at any moment.
Rin Nohara had clearly noticed. She was now talking to Anyo in her mindscape.
"Big brother, I can tell Kakashi treats you differently. He was never very warm toward people before, but he wasn't like this."
Anyo chuckled. "You treat him differently too."
"Oh, how did this become about me?" Rin Nohara grew a little shy.
"Do you like Kakashi?"
After her initial shyness, Rin Nohara admitted it openly. "Yes."
"Have you told him?"
"I haven't had the chance."
"Need my help?"
Rin Nohara refused without hesitation. "No, big brother. You should take care of yourself first."
"Careful. Enemies incoming," Anyo warned.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" Kakashi and Obito had also spotted the enemy. Obito attacked first, and this time, he finally managed to unleash his Fire Release smoothly.
Unfortunately, through their long war against Konoha, Iwagakure had already analyzed the characteristics of Konoha's squads, so they chose Rin Nohara behind the two as their first target.
An Iwagakure